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Some have been published in magazines including Marie-Claire (Malaysia), Positive Health, Kindred Spirit and Counselling News
I LOVE your article, Claire! I’m starting to get it why drama is good for you, though my first block would be overcoming my crippling stage fright! Your article is well-written and makes so much sense…..I had wondered why so many comedians suffered from depression!
S.W. (Artist)
Hi Claire, Just writing to say thank you so much for all your articles,they always manage to make me feel better as sometimes in this world there is little I can relate to and these newsletters have a voice I completely identify with. Thanks.
T. V. (Student)
Dear Claire…How do i really share or elaborate the worded response – ‘awesome’ – that escaped my mouth, as I read this? How do I really tell you what the word ‘awesome’ springs from? How does one describe this ‘physicality’ that you so wonderfully talk about? I was thinking these thoughts as I thought of how to tell you how touched I was…. And it seemed so important to me that I share that… I felt like a Christmas tree that was all ablaze with bright lights. Not light-bulbs, but more like intensely bright flash-bulbs popping here and there constantly… Your article lighted me up… like a Christmas tree that was dynamically lighted. Thank you(only the tone of the voice would convey what lies within and beneath this word).
B.S. (I.T. Consultant)
Dear Claire….I do enjoy your pieces – they have a great combination of wit and wisdom……
S.S. (Counselor)
I have to say I love the way you write and find it very meaningful and helpful….
C.M (Project Manager)
Claire….you are just one word….Amazing!!!!!!!!!!! Your writing is one of the first to really get to the core of my problem and solve it. Really, thank you from the depths of my heart. Khadijah
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Participant Story: Ten Years on
https://youtu.be/gMYIJCSn_BI These are the words of a participant who participated in two Sunflower Effect Courses® 10 years ago. I was staggered not only by the impact that those courses had had on him but also by how eloquent he was in reflecting on his experiences. Listen…
Why am I Shy? BBC World Services
In March 2019 The Sunflower Effect was featured in a BBC World Services programme called “Why am I shy?” A couple of weeks before the producer and presenter of this programme, Cathy and Dashi, joined the Finding Your Voice course to see what exactly happens. And…
How to Set Yourself Free and Unlock Potential
How to set yourself free from the limitations that are holding you back and unlock potential and creativity Based on an article published in Kindred Spirit Magazine Kindred Spirit: Story is a powerful way of facilitating understanding of our deeper impulses. Claire Schrader focuses on the…
Participant story: Developing Leadership Skills
David’s story of developing leadership skills through his participation in a twelve-week course (now the Breakthrough Confidence Group), discovering how to release the destructive power of anger into creativity. Taking the Lead In the first session, you asked us all to say what we wanted from…
Participant Story: Overcoming abuse and betrayal
Getting over abuse How one woman reclaimed her voice and found her freedom to speak up after years of suffering from a history of abuse. These experiences had made her a target for further abuse from employers, relationships, and members of the medical and legal profession….
Participant Story: I’ve always wanted to…
How a shy woman found the confidence to direct her own film⋅ Taking the Plunge – the pathway to building confidence This is Catherine’s account of how, despite being hampered by shyness, she turned her dream of directing her own film into a reality. This is…
Dramatherapy for Emotional Wellbeing
Based on an article published in Positive Health Magazine In this article, I will be exploring how drama is the key to emotional wellbeing. The Greeks very clearly saw the connection between theatre and emotional wellbeing. That it was necessary and healthy for the well-being of…
Participant Story: I want to be an actress
Want to be an actress, performer or movie star? The inspiring story of a woman’s discovery that her craving to be an actress was a secret longing for her “real me” to be seen, heard and witnessed. This article written by Maria describes how she discovered…
Published Article: How to Be More Creative
Published in Alternative Health Magazine Creativity at one time was a province of a few special gifted and often privileged individuals. But now we are told we all are creative – or at least have the potential to be creative. We all have the same seeds…
Participant Story: Womb Twin Survivor Althea Hayton
Althea Hayton, womb twin survivor’s moving account of how she healed her relationship with her lost womb-twin which lead to her discovering her life work. Sadly Althea died in 2014. She is an example of someone who used her own difficulties to bring hope and the…
Participant Story: Expressing Emotions – “I want to be bad!”
Expressing emotions through playing out a Hindu Demon This article written by Nana describes how she discovered the freedom to be bad without being bad through acting out a character from an ancient Hindu myth – and in doing so found the freedom to be herself…
How to Release a Creative Block, the creative way
Exploring the process of working “briefly” (a series of 6-10 sessions) with two individual clients who were experiencing creative blocks – enabling them to heal and resolve the deep-seated issues that were hampering their creative output. Transforming a creative block This article was first published in…